Course Catalog / BMU 120
BMU 120 Included in All Access Career and Skills
AI 101: Make AI Work for You
Use free AI tools to save time at work and home this week, safely and without the hype.
Who this course is for
- You keep hearing about AI and want a calm, plain language start
- You want to save time on writing, planning, and everyday tasks
- You care about privacy and do not want to get fooled by wrong answers or scams
What you will be able to do
- Explain what AI chat tools can and cannot do
- Write clear prompts and refine the results
- Save time on writing, home tasks, and work tasks your employer allows
- Check AI answers for mistakes before you rely on them
- Protect your privacy and spot AI powered scams
Syllabus
Module 1: Getting Started
- Before Lesson 1: Pre-test, your starting point Free
- Lesson 1: What AI chat tools are, and what they are not (free preview) Free preview
- Lesson 2: Prompts that work
Module 2: Put It to Work
- Lesson 3: Save time on writing
- Lesson 4: AI at home
- Lesson 5: AI at work
Module 3: Stay Smart and Safe
- Lesson 6: Check AI's work
- Lesson 7: Privacy, safety, and scams
- Lesson 8: Your AI playbook
- After the last lesson: Post-test, see how far you came, then your certificate
Please read
AI tools change fast, and every tool has its own privacy settings. Never paste passwords, Social Security numbers, medical or financial records, or private work information into an AI tool. Follow your employer's rules, and check anything important before you rely on it.
Free tool for this course
Practice with the AI Prompt Builder. It is free, needs no account, and saves only to your browser.
An original BMU course created by MM3, U.S. Navy veteran and educator. It is not based on one of his books.